After years of challenging NHS leaders in Leeds over the failures that led to the loss of their babies, families now say they face a fight with the government over the scope and chair of the review. Standing outside Parliament, they delivered a letter to Starmer, asking him to intervene and appoint Ockenden to chair the inquiry. Families also claim the DHSC and Mr Streeting have attempted to "minimise" the scope of the Leeds review.
Fiona Winser-Ramm, whose daughter Aliona died in 2020 following multiple failures identified at an inquest, said the families' struggle "shows the pattern of cover-up and putting reputation management over the trust and victims."
Lauren Caulfield was in labour when she was told her baby daughter, Grace, had died. She added: "We've had to ask the prime minister to intervene because we're constantly being given excuses and being let down again, and enough is enough."
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "Every family who has lost a baby deserves answers, and we are determined to ensure they get them. We are actively working with families in Leeds to appoint a chair and agree terms of reference for this vital review.
"No-one should experience substandard maternity care, and this government will not rest until women, babies and families get the care they need, in Leeds and beyond.
"We're taking urgent action to improve maternity services across the country –investing over £130 million to make units safer, rolling out programmes to reduce avoidable brain injury and piloting Martha's Rule in maternity services."
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